Cp |effcrsonran. (Retail.tfthetf In tsrW.) BY F. N. BARIvSDALE &amp;amp; CO. This paper Is entered at the Post-Offlce at Charlottesville, Va., ns second-clans matter. WRDNESDAY. MAY 12,18*0. We return thanks to Senator Withers for a small library of public documents. Blaine is coming in well ou the home stretch. He seems to be strengthening every day, and the Grantitcs are beginning to feel shaky about their favorite. The Conservative Central Committee will meet in Richmond on Tuesday, the 18th inst., for the transaction of such business ns may be necessary preliminary to the assembling of the State Convention on the following day. Hon. J. R. Tucker's arduous labors in behalf of the tariff revision seem to be highly appreciated hy the Ways aud Means Committee. The committee liave adopted very many of his suggestions, and, indeed, he appears to be the leading spirit in tariff reform. We have received several copies of the Lynchburg Daily Advance. It is the new afternoon daily, wh...

C|c Jefftrsflttiatt. (Bstab.ished in 1835.) BY F. N. B ARKSDALE&amp;amp;CO. This paper Is entered at the Post-Officeut Charlottesville, Va M as sccond-clnss matter. - 11 ; WKDNKHDAY, MAY 12, 1880. H° me , F arm - The Mineral Food of Plants, Lecture delivered before the Albemarle Agri. cultural Society, March 6th, 1880, by Ad junct Pro/. F. P. Dunnington, of the University of Virginia. I do not propose to give any complete treatment of this subject, but what I shall have to say may very properly fall under the above heading. The most direct method of ascertaining what is the mineral food of a plant, is to find out what mineral substances are contained in the full grown plant by an examination of its ash. I( this is done with any of the plants, with which we arc familiar, we will find in its nsh all of these, and excepting traces, only these eight substances. Potash, lime, magnesia, soda, sulphuric oxide, phosphoric oxide, silica, chlorine. In each portion of each kind of plant th...

r €\t Jeffcrsflitiatt. (Estnb.lnhed In 1836.) BY F. N. BARKSDALE &amp;amp; CO. ThU paper In entered nt the Pont-Offleeat Cli irlottcttvllle, Vn., nil secrtnd-clußii matter. ■mf i i ■ i ■ ■ WKI»NEBDAV. MAY 1". 1880. At the Richmond city primary election, last week, all the old officers were renominated except the High Constable. Tin vote was the largest ever polled at a primary. Hon. Sanford E. Church, Chief Justice of New York, died last week. He was a clear headed and able jurist, and had been repeatedly mentioned by Northern Democrats as a candidate for the Presidency. Hon. E. B. Washburne, who is looked upon by many as a strong dark horse in the Presidential race, seems disinclined to be so considered. He declares himself for Grant first, last, aud all the time 1 , and declines to be a candidate tinder any circumstances. Tr r - Hon. H. H. Riddleberger was preseut at the convention of Conservatives of Shenandoah. Although he took no part in the meeting, he made a speech, in wh...

Cjje Jeffmoitiait. (Eitab.lswod in 181)9.) BY F. N. BARK3DALE &amp;amp; CO. This paper is entered at tliu Po»t-Oftlce nt Clmrlottesvllle, Va., as second-class matter. W RONES DAY. MAY 1". 18S0. Home, -'Jypfr Farm. • KESWICK FARMERS' CLUB. The regular monthly meeting of the Kcewick Farmers' Club was held at Piedmont, the residence of Mr. John VV. Gobs Jr., on April 17th, 13 members and 3 in» vited guests being present. The President) Mr. Macon, appointed as committer to ex-, amine and report upon the farm, Messrs Isaao Long, J. R. Bryan, Jr., Thos. W. Page and W. W. Minor. Jr., and, as usual, the whole Club joined in the tour of inspection, on which many points of interest were observed.' Tho committee reported substantially as follows: that Mr. (joss' wheat eroj , upon which 250 lbs Baldwin's Fertilizer was used per acre, on thin hind, generally looks quite promising, and lpost of it shows good preparation of the land and careful seeding. The land for corn this year was well plo...

OLD SERIES VOL. XXXVIII. )■ %\t feffenonian, PUBLISHED EVE AY WEDNESDAY IHORXINO' lIY FRANK N. BARKSDALE &amp;amp; GO. PROPRIETORS: P. N. BARKSDALE, A. B. BLAKEY, W. 0. FBY. *T 15 It MS OF SUBSCRIPTION —IN ADVANCE! Oiiooopy, one year 51 00 One copy, six months .. 7"&amp;gt; One copy three months.... 50 Ouooopyone month 25 CLUBS. Ten copies one year, each 51 00 It is not required that Clubs bo made up at Ono post-offlcc. Payment must accompany every order. A ttopv of the paper furnished without charge to those who raise Clubs; If preferred, commission will bo paid. Al I subscriptions to be continued at the option of the publishers, unless all arrearages are paid up. A specimen copy sent free on application. Transient Rates for Advertising. Olio square (ono Inch) ono insertion SI.OO Two squares (two inches) one Insertion. 2.00 tiogal advertisements seventy-llvo cents per square for each insertion. contracts made for advertlsemenlsfor a longer period. JOB WORK.—We nro prepared ...

ISTATIOISrA.IL. Jicket. FOR PRESIDENT: WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, Of Pennsylvania. FOIi VICE-PRESIDENT: WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, 01' Indiana. ELECTORS AT f.ARtSE: JOHN ECHOLS, of Augusta, r. W.JrIeKINNEY, of l'riuce Edward. DISTRICT ELECTORS: Fifst I&amp;gt;Ist.—THOMAS CROXTON, or Essex. Second.—li. F. WATTS, or Portsmouth. Third.—HlLL CARTER, or Hanover, l'ourth.—S.-YM'li 1.. COI.EMAN, orCumbTd. Fifth.—.l. s. ItEM), or Henry.v Sixth. —S. URlfe FIN, ot Bedford. Seventh.—F. M. McMULLAN,of Greene. Eighth.- J. Y. MENIFEE,of Rappahannock, Ninth.—lt. K. HENRY, of Tazewell. The hurricane of enthusiasm which swept over the country at the nomination of Geu. Hancock seems to have created the impression among the Democracy that the Democratic ticket will elect itself. The possibility of a Republican victory seems hardly to enter into the calculations of the average Democrat, and he is willing to trust to. the magnificence and purity of his ticket for its election. Wo regret to sec this spirit of utt...

Snfd if tlie Rcpublicons carried Maine and Indiana, which they would do, wc will liaTQ the Uer.djuetcrs with us nod thev will be Republicans. Ho had not seen a di'lcgnto from the county, until this morning, who favored n nomination. Wo must not discourage the Rcadjusters by making one. A delegate from Staunton followed and declared that a nomination must be made. At this stago of tho performance Hon. John F. Lewis left the chair, and invited Mr. Porter to preside, which he did until tho meeting broke up in confusion. Mr. John A. Noon, of Staunton, hero withdrew his motion (referring the nomination to tho Congressional Committee), and the discussion proceeded on Dr. Points resolution that a nomination is inexpedient. Mr. C. R. Foster, of Albemarle, declared his firm adhesion to Republican principles. Declared that ho man had nsked tho convention to nominate, but the man who wanted to run, and he was opposed to a nomination. lie said that $5OO liad been sent to this town to influence ...

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Cjjc Icffcrsonian. (Established In 1835.) BY F. N. BARKSDALE &amp;amp; CO. This paper is entered at the Post-Ollice at Charlottesville, Va.&amp;gt; as second-class matter. WEDNESDAY, 20,1880. NATIO^t^L J'ICK&amp;amp;E. FOR PRESIDENT: 1 WINFIELDS. HANCOCK, Of Pennsylvania. FOIt VICE-PRESIDENT: WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, Of Indiana. Electors at large : JOHN KCItOLH.of Augusta, f. W. MeRINNEY, or l'rince Edward. DISTRICT ELECTORS : First Dist.—THOMAS CROXTON, of Essex. Second.--L. F. WATTS, of Portsmouth. Third.—HlLL CAIITER, of Hanover. Fourth.—SAM'L L. COLEMAN, of Cumb'l'd. Fifth.—J. S. REDD, of Ilcnry. Sixth.—S. UUlfr FIN, of Bedford. Hevcntli.—K. M. MeMULLAN,of Greene. Eighth.- J.Y.MENIFEE,of Riippnhnnnock. Ulnth.—R. R. HENRY, of Tazewell. Foil CoxcriiESa—Seventh District. .HENRY C. ALLEN, of Shenandoah. HANCOCK vs. GARFIELD. At this time when the people of the South ore railed upon to choose between Hancock and Garfield as Presidential candidates, it is hut right that they sh...

Cbt Jifftrs oiiiait. ( in IST&amp;gt;.) 1A F. IS. liAI«,KBI)ALE &amp;amp; C 0! Tills pajn'i' Is entered at the I'ost-OHlee at. Charlottesville, V«., as seconil-elass mutter. \V KI INKS I&amp;gt;A Y .SKITEMIiKIt St, 1SKI). Home, c , *f!§fC Farm - i ■' Correspondence. Editors Jeffersoman : Your correspondent, Mr. John Dol&amp;gt; lins, iu a recent number of the JicrFi".uso\rAN gave your readers a very interesting article on fruits, entitled "Variety and Adaptation," and lie promised something further on this fubject, but so far he has not complied. We liavo been waiting for a continuauce of hid valuable articles, and hope, at his earliest, convenience, he will resume his pen. As it seems we cannot get up a Fomological Society,-the next best thing is to get tip tlie experience and views of our nursery men and fruit-growers on Pomology. Mr. Dollin, we think, can give much reliable and valuable information and instruction 011 the subject of fruits adapted to our Piedmont ...